Enthusiasts gathering on Good Friday – renamed Carfreitag – face curbs on unauthorised tuning, illegal races and pollutionPolice in Germany have announced a crackdown on illegal racing and the unauthorised modification of cars as members of the so-called tuning scene meet across the country for the start of their annual season.The Good Friday holiday marking Christ’s death on the cross, called Karfreitag in German – from the Old High German word kara, meaning sorrow – is otherwise known by the extreme car enthusiasts as Carfreitag (car Friday) for its unofficial gathering of the “tuners” and “car posers”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/german-police-crack-down-on-street-car-tuning-as-its-season-begins
Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin
Publish date : 2025-04-18 15:10:00
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German police crack down on illegal street car tuning as season begins
